New York’s Mets face a decisive late-season sprint as a seven-game skid threatens their playoff hopes, even with Soto delivering MVP-like numbers. The AL Wild Card picture tightens with Seattle closing in on Houston, while the NL race features Mets, Giants, Reds and D-backs all within striking distance. Byes go to the Blue Jays and Tigers in the AL and Brewers and Phillies in the NL, but a final regular-season series tiebreaker will determine some crucial spots.

The stretch run promises volatility: a couple of wins can vault teams into clinching scenarios, while losses can flip a wildcard order overnight. Fantasy managers must monitor lineup shifts, bullpen usage, and park factors as teams jockey for a postseason berth in the two weeks ahead.

Turner landed on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 1 hamstring strain after beating out an infield single and coming up awkwardly at first base.

An MRI confirmed the strain; the earliest he could return is Sept. 19 in the three-game set with Arizona, but a full return that soon isn’t expected as he ramps up with pole runs and catch work and will swing a bat soon.

Philadelphia will monitor progress and map a late-season plan to get Turner some at-bats before October, a move that could determine their postseason push and power the lineup in a tight NL race.

Kody Clemens erupted for Minnesota, blasting three homers and driving in five in a wild 9-8 walk-off over Arizona. The night featured a go-ahead three-run shot in the fourth, a leadoff blast to start the ninth, and a framing sequence that turned a deflating top of the ninth into a Twins’ late-night celebration. Clemens’ 14 total bases tied a club record, and the victory vaulted Minnesota into a dramatic, momentum-shifting win.